Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon omitted from England squad due to ankle injury

31 August 2010 00:05
The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder will see a specialist later this week to assess whether he needs to have an operation. He has not, contrary to suggestions, been frozen out of the squad by England manager Fabio Capello.[LNB]Indeed it may well be that Capello left out Lennon as a concession to Spurs after he won his battle to include Jermain Defoe, who has a groin complaint, in his squad.[LNB] Related ArticlesEngland snub for Joe ColeThere is no one to replace Terry and Lampard for EnglandCapello could pick BeckhamLampard tops casualty listCapello sounds out ArtetaSport on televisionEngland have cover on the wings, but are less well served in attack, so Lennon's involvement, it may well be argued, has been deemed less important than Defoe's for Capello.[LNB]The manager has been impressed by the form of Theo Walcott, Adam Johnson and Ashley Young while having decided to leave out Lennon he chose to recall, somewhat surprisingly, Shaun Wright-Phillips although there must be some doubt about his long-term international future along with that of Joe Cole's.[LNB]There was surprise that Lennon, who was not selected for last month's friendly against Hungary, did not make the present squad, especially after his impressive performance in Tottenham's victory over Stoke City last week, but that can now be explained by his injury concerns.[LNB]

Source: Telegraph